WESTON parishioners’ prayers for someone to take their old church building off their hands have been answered.

It looks like God was on their side as offers for the free holy wood came flooding in after minister Christine Davies, 59, made an appeal in last week’s Macclesfield Express.

So the timber-built Calvary Church should soon have a proud new owner – saving Christine a whopping £30,000 removal bill and making way for a brand new building.

Christine said: "We have been blessed. Seven people have called up about taking the building and it’s very exciting.

"We had a call from a scout camp, a learning disabilities charity and a demolition company who say they will take it down for salvage.

"I’m very chuffed that we might have the building taken down for free!"

Dawn Hill, of Barnswood Scout Camp, Rushton Spencer, said: "We are interested in the building to add extensions to the hut we have here for scout groups around the country to use."

Church members can start planning what they will spend the spare cash on when they have made a deal with one of the interested parties.

Christine added: "Money was very tight and having the extra thousands of pounds will make a big difference.

"In the Pentecostal church we cannot just apply for money and rely on the people in the congregation so anything that cuts costs is a phenomenal relief."

Christine’s good fortune looked as though it might have run out as she drove home with the good news and was involved in a car crash.

But her luck resumed when, to the amazement of doctors, she escaped a broken leg and just suffered bad bruising.

She added: "The doctor couldn’t believe it but I said that God doesn’t heal things by half!

"There are people in the hospital that need praying for and now I have time to do it with my leg in plaster."

And another stroke of luck came from the church appeal.

Christine added: "A group of Pentecostal women originally from the Philippines but living in Macclesfield rang us about the church building – but they didn’t realise they would have to move it!"

"They don’t have anywhere to meet at the moment and are using their houses for congregations so we offered to share our building in the meantime.

"We are glad to have met them."

Jocelyn Perez, 37, of the Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ, said: "We’re excited that we can use Calvary Church for free because unfortunately we can’t buy the land needed to put the actual building on."

If you are interested in having the Calvary Church building, on Earlsway, and have the means to remove it then call the church on 01625 615115.